OCTOBER 2

New Delhi: Personnel and families of paramilitary CISF will join the 'Swatchh Bharat' movement on Thursday by launching a large-scale cleanliness drive at its 312 working units and other locations spread across the country.
The force will initiate a host of activities to join the Prime Minister's clean India initiative being...

New Delhi: The Delhi Division of Railways has put together an arsenal of 10,000 brooms for use by a battery of volunteers, including schoolchildren and top officials and lawmakers, when they attack garbage at its facilities on October 2 in a first-of-its-kind exercise.
Equipped with a specially-designed 'battle gear' made up...

Hyderabad: The 'Clean India' campaign to be launched by the Centre on October 2 is envisaged to be a non-political "people's movement", Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.
"Prime Minister's intention is that people should be partners in this and it should be a people's movement. Accordingly, I...

New Delhi: In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of clean India, Delhi government will take action against people who are found littering and also impound vehicles parked illegally as part of its 'Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan' which will kick start from October 2.
"Strict action will be taken against the...

New Delhi: Gearing up to be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachchh Bharat Mission', Railways have identified 119 stations to be spruced up by its specially designated staff across the country on October 2.
While Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda will lead from the front by himself picking up the broom...

New Delhi: In a first of its kind massive cleanlines campaign, Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda will lead from the front by himself picking up the broom during the drive at rail premises on October 2 involving all its employees and top level officials.
"All our 13 lakh employees will be...

Lucknow: Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same.
The disclosure from the central Home Ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005...

New Delhi: The United Nations General Assembly has decided to declare October 2the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhias 'International Day of NonViolence' in recognition of his role in promoting the message of peace around the world.
A resolution reaffirming the universal relevance of nonviolence, initiated by India and cosponsored by...

New Delhi:The United Nations General Assembly has decided to declare October 2 the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as 'International Day of NonViolence'. This will be in recognition of his role in promoting the message of peace around the world.
The UN resolution reaffirms the universal relevance of nonviolence....